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====== How to install new themes ====== | ====== How to install new themes ====== |
There are 5 different themes you can adjust in Xfce: the window decorations, the GTK+ interfaces, the cursors, the notifications, and the icons. You can find themes on various websites, here are some of them: | There are 5 different themes you can adjust in Xfce: the window decorations, the GTK+ interfaces, the cursors, the notifications, and the icons. You can find themes on various websites, here are some of them: |
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* [[http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/linuxutil/xfce/?alltime=yes#order=9|deviantART]]: Xfce-section | * [[http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/linuxutil/xfce/?alltime=yes#order=9|deviantART]]: Xfce-section |
* [[http://www.xfce-look.org|Xfce-Look]]: Everything, but mixed with other desktop environments | * [[https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/cat/138/order/latest/|Xfce-Look]]: XFCE/XFWM4 Themes |
* [[http://forum.xfce.org/index.php?board=9.0|Xfce Forums]]: Mostly window manager themes | * [[http://forum.xfce.org/index.php?board=9.0|Xfce Forums]]: Mostly window manager themes |
* [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Personalization|GNOME Wiki - Personalization]]: GTK-themes for GNOME desktop environments | * [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Personalization|GNOME Wiki - Personalization]]: GTK-themes for GNOME desktop environments |
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See also: [[https://docs.xfce.org/artwork/xfce4-artwork|xfce4-artwork]] | See also: [[https://docs.xfce.org/artwork/xfce4-artwork|xfce4-artwork]] |
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===== Window decorations ===== | ===== Window decorations ===== |
* Extract the theme in ''~/.local/share/themes'' | * Extract the theme in ''~/.local/share/themes'' or ''~/.themes'' |
* System wide installation in ''${sysprefix}/local/share/themes'' | * System wide installation in ''${sysprefix}/local/share/themes'' |
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* Make sure the directory layout looks like this: ''~/.local/share/themes/<theme_name>/xfwm4/'' | * Make sure the directory layout looks like this: ''~/.local/share/themes/<theme_name>/xfwm4/'' |
* If the theme contains scalable images (''~/.local/share/themes/<theme_name>/xfwm4/*.svg'') it's better to install the //librsvg// package | * If the theme contains scalable images (''~/.local/share/themes/<theme_name>/xfwm4/*.svg'') it's better to install the //librsvg// package |
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When you have icon theme problems, it's also recommended to install the ''hicolor-icon-theme'' package. | When you have icon theme problems, it's also recommended to install the ''hicolor-icon-theme'' package. |
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| ===== See Also ===== |
| [[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto/xfwm4_theme|How to make a xfwm4 theme ( for windows using the window manager )]] |
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| [[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto/gtk_theme|How to make a Gtk theme (for windows using client-side windows (like calculator))]] |
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